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Babe RuthTerm 17/14/2013
Babe Ruth The Home Run KingTroy Barone
Babe Ruth`s Bio
• Born: February 6,1895• Died August 16,1948• Birth name: George Herman Ruth
Babe Ruth`s School
• Birth Place : Baltimore, MD• Educated: St Mary`s Industrial School • St Mary`s Industrial School was an
orphanage
St Mary`s Baseball Team
• Parents could not handle him• He needed more discipline • Learned how to play baseball at St
Mary`s
Ruth Up At Bat
• Introduced by Joe Dunn to professional baseball.
• Joe Dunn became his legal guardian• They nicknamed him Jack`s newest babe
Ruth`s High School Team
• Ruth became an excellent left handed pitcher for the Red Sox• Later nicknamed the Sultan of Swat• Later he had a career record of 94
wins and 46 losses as a pitcher for the Red Sox
Babe Ruth as a hitter
• Babe Ruth is remembered for his excellent hitting
• Sold to the New York Yankees by the Red Sox
• Switched to the outfield by the New York Yankees
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYYXnsGgfpM
Home Run Hitter
Ruth led the league in home runs 12 timesIncluding 59 home runs in 1921 A home run record of 60 in 1927
Ruth Retires
• Ruth retired in 1935 • He had 714 career home runs • The home run record was not beat until
1974 by Hank Aaron
Ruth`s Teams with Lou Gehrig
• The greatest one- two hitting in baseball• Ruth was the heart of the 1927
Yankees• This team was known as the best
team in baseball history
References
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Ruth• http://
www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruthba01.shtml
• http://www.baberuth.com/
Any questions?